Desk.



No. 896,028. PATENTED AUG 11, 1908. H. M. LEESE.

DESK.

APPLICATION FILED 1\IAR.12, 1908.

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W/ TNE SSE S .4 l/VVENTOI? fiAE'HY MLEESE No. 896,028. PATENTED AUG. 11,1908.

H. M. LEESE.

DESK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12,1908.

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A TTORNE Y8 PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908. H. M. LEESE.

DESK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12,1908.

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Be it known thet l, HARRY M. LEESE, a tail in Figs. citizen of theUnited States, and a resident i of Washington, in the Distriet ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful lniprovements in Desks,iii-which the following upper end. is a specification. of its spring TMy invention is no improvement in desks, projecting-g and particularlyin the means for locking the when the i drawers of desks, and. theinvention consists D will op:

in certain novel constructions and comhinsrods Ennd tions of ports aswill be hereinafter dethe studs scribed and claimed. ment with In thedrawings, Figure 1 is 9. front elevelook i) is so :3 15 tion partly insection, and partly broken only he 1m sway ofs desk'enibodying myinvention. holt D is Fig. 2'is ii vertical longitudinal sectionthereshown in l 2% of. Fig. 3 is 0. front elevation on a reduced turnedto retract t e scale of a desk showing the arrangement of gagement withti 2 the lid lock, and of the locks on the opposite prevent it from 1sides thereof for the drawers. Fig. 4 is a vertion of the ticzillongitudinal section of s portion of the not he inserte desk with thelocking her in unlocked osiexcept .1- tion. Fig. 5 is 8. front elevationparty in position shown section, with the looking her unlocked. Fig. thelie is out ot 6 is, a detail. per-s ective view illustrating a jects asshown i portion of one of t V3 drawers, the looking her normal positionin unlocked position, and one of the guides The lock is or? '1 forretaining the locking hair in proper relnthe eover A, end. tion to thedrawers. Fig. 7 is a detail horisaid edge the zontsl'seotion on aboutline 7-7 of Fig. 4. ate upon the Fig. 8 is it lair-e view of one of thedrawers cover A l locked with the bolt extended, the eover cover is cloed plate of the lock being removed. Fig. 9 is 22. causing th sectionalview on about line 9-9 of Fig. 8. enter -the so Fig. 10 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 8 with the as more bolt retracted. i ig. 11 is a detailperspece thus lock the sttive view of a portion of the lockin rod ernareclosed. I ployed in the construction shown in Figs. 12 in their 40 and13. Fig. 12 is at front elevation partly any snitshl insecti0n,'zuid,"Fi .'13 is a. vertical longitudisockets E" w nel sectionof s' portion of the desk shown in as lie-st Fig. 1'2, Figs; 12 and 13showing a. somewhat projects different construction from th at shown inthe Trent other figures as will be more fully described is providhereinafter. which carry In carrying out my invention, the desk theslide rel may in general respects he of ordinary con- B snd lo: 1struetion. end I hssve iliustrated the invenes best sh tion as appliedto sornrnon type of desk hevlt wi ing s slatted cover A, and drawers 3in verseem" ticel tiers on opposite sides of the center of studs F i:the desk. The slatted cover is provided the midway between its endswiththe usual lock would C by whieh-it maybe looked as shown in Figs. att i 2 to 4, end-on the opposite sides of this nor pro main unlocked orpartly opened and the remaining drawer or drawers to be locked, and incarrying .out this feature of my invention the studs F are movablerelatively to the arms E beingprovided at their upper ends with heads Fbearing above the arms E, and said arms E being provided with openingsthrough which said studs project, as

best shown at the upper end of the rod I in Fig. 1. By this constructionthe studs i are movable with and inde 'iendently of their carriers E, Eso that if the parts be ar ranged, as shown in Fig. l, with the sliderod that are closed without interfering in any way with, the drawerswhich are opened, which latter may be manipulated as desired until theyare pushed into closed position in which event their respective studs Fwill drop iii to the sockets B and lock the drawer or drawers so closed.

The desk frame is provided with means for preventing the turning of theslide rods E to move their studs F out of alinement with the sockets B.For this purpose I provide guide lates G secured to the desk frame androvi ed with depending siaced apart lugs between which the arms of theslide rod operate as will be understood from Figs. 1., 5, and 6 of thedrawings. The plates G also form stops abutted by the heads F of themuds l when the slide eds E are in their uppermost position to limit theupward movement of the slide rod.

In the o eration of the described construction, it will be noticed thatthe slide rods E are normally pressed upward by their springs E tounlocked position, and will immediately'unlock the drawers B when thecover A is opened even slightly, such movement moving the bolts D awayfrom the upper ends of the rods E so the latter may rise under theinfluence of their springsE. If, however, it is desired to unlock thedrawers withoutraising the cover A as may sometimes be desirable, thekey may be inserted in its proper lock D and turned to retract the boltD to the position shown in Fig. 10, in which event the correspondingdrawers will be unlocked without requiring the coverA to be lifted.

The construction so far described is applicable to desks having coverswhich may be raised and lowered.

For a flat top, as shown in Flgs. 12 and 13 I provide the slide rodshown in Fig. 11 with an arm it" near its up er end pro ecting into thepath oi the be t l) of theloek l), the latter being ar-' rangedimmediately below the top of the desk as'will be understood from Figs.12, and 13, the construction being otherwise stibstantially as shown inFigs. 1 to It) int-lusive.

I claim 1 1. The improvement in desks herein described, comprising adesk frame,*avertical series of drawers slidable therein, a verticallocking rod, a series of studs ltlllltd (by said rod and movable withthe same, and also having a limited movement independent of the said rodwhereby one or more of the looking studs may engage with theirrespective drawers, and the other stud or studs may be out of lockingengagement with their respective drawers, lateral arms carrying saidindependently movable studs, guide plates secured to the desk frame andhaving depending lu s pro ecting on opposite SldBS of the latera armswhereby to retain the lockin bar in alinement, a coverlor the desk, anda ock carried by the cover and havingj. bolt p ojecting when in lockedposition to engage with and depress the sliding rod when the cover isclosed, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination with a vertical series of drawers, a slide rod andtlevieesjearrietl by the slide rod for loclirhg' the several drawers andmovable independently of the slide rod whereby when the stide rod isadjusted to lock one or more of the drawers, the locking devicescorresponding to other drawers may be out of locked position lateralarms on the slide rod andcarryin the locking devices and guide platesover ying the looking devices and having lugs depending alongside theirrespective lateral arms, substantially as set forth.

a 3. The combination in a desk of a vertical series of drawers, a sliderod having means for locking the drawers, a sliding cover, a look forsecuring said cover in closed position, and a lock having a belt whichmay project' to operate upon the slide rod when the .desk cover isclosed.

4-. The combination in a desk, ofa vertical series of drawers, a movablecover, a slide rod having means for locking the drawers, a lock.

earrie by the cover and having a bolt which may be projected to operatethe slide rod, said lock being arranged for operation from the outer.side. ofthe cover whereby the lock may be operated to project or retractthe bolt Without opening the cover.

HARRY M. LEESE.

Witnesses:

. SOLON O. KEMON,

PERRY B. TURPIN.

